Meadow, who is free on $450,000 bail, did not appear in court today, but his presence wasn't required.

His lawyer, Ed Menkin, is all but certain to square off against District Attorney William Fitzpatrick once the case reaches trial.

Today, Menkin expressed frustration at the speed and thoroughness of the evidence shared with him in the case.

"It's not rocket science," Menkin said at one point.

Colleen Meadow

Among the demands:

• A missing search warrant that forced Meadow to give a sample of his DNA in December 1998. The court does not appear to have a copy, so Menkin demanded that prosecutors find the warrant down in Georgia, where Meadow lived at the time.

• Audio or video recordings of the 1985 interview Meadow gave to police after his wife's death. The police officer indicated recently that he was confident no recordings existed, but Menkin wasn't so sure.